In 1853 this firm was making a patented heavy-duty scrollsaw that used compressed air to tension the blade. The partners were Edward S. Wright and Jackson A. Rapp.
The drawing for Patent 9,899
Information Sources
- Patent 9,899 provides the names of the partners and details of the saw's operation.
- From Official catalogue of the New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations 1853:
Upright saw for scroll sawing, strained by atmospheric press.—William M. Sloan, agent for Wright, Rapp & Co., manu. Buffalo, Erie, County, New York.
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